Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1887-07-01
SWITHIN C. SHORTLIDGE'S
Media Academy, Media, Pa.

YNIlIRTEEN miles from Broad Street Sta
l. ton, Philadelphia. School year 1865 81
opens Wednesday, September 9Th. Fixed
price covers every expense, even books etc
No extra charges except for music. Students
admitted and classified al any time. No ex-
animation necessary for admission. Summer
vacation school July and August. The reg
ular school year opIns September sth, but
students may come at any time before Sep
lember Sth or he admitted after the 9th,
when vacancies occur. A boarding school of
the highest grade for young men and boys
One of the best equipped, best taught and
most successful schools in the United States
Twelve experienced teachers, all men and all
graduates-four Of them Harvard men. All
teaching in small classes so that each pupil
may have individual care. Special attention
to both advanced and backward pupils In
dividual and class instruction. Early def
cencies in Young mems education corrected
Young men whose education has been neg
lected instructed privately. Special oppor-
iunlies for apt students to advance rapidly.
Special drill for dull and backward boys
Patrons or students may select any studies or
choose the regular English, Scientific, Civil
Engineering, Business or Classical Course, or
parts of different courses. Students fitted at
Media Academy are now in Harvard, Yale,
University OF Pennsylvania, Princeton, Lee
high, Lafayette, University OF Virginia, CO.
lumbia, Williams, Dickinson, Cornell and
several Polytechnic Schools. Conditioned"
College students OF any class tutored In any
study and fitted for any college examination.
physical and chemical laboratory. Courses
OF lectures, with the best and fullest appar-
atus for illustration. Fifteen hundred vol
umes added 10 the Academy Library in 1888.
Physical apparatus doubled in 1892 Ter stu
dents fitted for college and admitted 10 1883,
10 in 1884, 10 in 1885, 10 ia 1886, a Grad
uAting, t1iass evaSx- 15minerciaT
-bspGftment. Fine school buildings, is which
all the students i've with the Principal. No
boarding out 10 private families. Rooms car
peted and furnished with wardrobe, bureau,
table, washstand, toilet set, two single beds
with springs, good mattresses, pillows, and
an ample supply OF bedding, all in complete
order, etc Buildings carpeted throughout
and thoroughly heated by steam. Rooms for
one or two boys. No large dormitories. Rooms
lighted with gas. Media Academy sets gem
erous table The students are not poorly fed
under the economical plea that plain food and
mesgre diet are best for students. Dining
room fitted out in the best manner Experi-
enced men walters. First-class steam laun-
dry. Day and night watchmen. A gymna-
stun, with two bowling alleys and other fix
lures. Ample grounds for base ball, foot ball
and athletic sports. Drainage and water sup
ply perfect. No malaria. The health record
OF Media has few parallels. Media Academy
has all the conveniences and appliances me-
cessary 10 make it n real home and frst-class
academy. A school for the training Of gem
ilemen. No hazing or other rowdyism. No
'roughing it," Students at this academy
must not sacrifice the home influences for an
education devoid Of good morals, good man
ners and genteel surroundings. The school
is adapted in every way TO the education 10
young men and boys only. Media Academy
Is not mixed school, but strictly boarding
school for the male sex. Media has seven
churches, and Temperance charter which
prohibits the sale of all intoxicating drinks.
Media Is conveniently accessible from all
points. No change Of depots in Philadelphia,
coming from New York, Pittsburg, Balu-
more or Washington. Twenty trains leave
Broad street Station, Philadelphia, for Media.
Return trains every hour distance 10 miles.
Ask at Media Station for Academy coach -
Drive TO the school only FIVE minutes. For
new illustrated circular OF Media Academy
address the Pricipal and Proprietor, SWITH-
IN o. SHORTLlDGE, A. B. and A. NJ,
graduate Of Harvard College, Media, Penna.
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